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reduced

/ɹɪˈdjuːst/ /ɹɪˈdjust/

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To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

Examples :

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

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To lose weight.

Examples :

"After exercising regularly and eating healthy, she reduced considerably. "

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To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.

Examples :

"Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced."

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To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.

Examples :

"to reduce a province or a fort"

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To bring to an inferior state or condition.

Examples :

"to reduce a city to ashes"

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To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.

Examples :

"The chef reduced the sauce until it was thick and flavorful. "

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To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.

Examples :

"The iron in the rust remover was reduced back to pure iron by the chemical process. "

chemistry biochemistry

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To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.

Examples :

"The smelter reduced the iron ore to pure iron, removing the impurities. "

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To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.

Examples :

"The math teacher reduced the complicated fraction to its simplest form, making it easier to solve. "

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To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.

Examples :

"The programmer reduced the complex database search to a sorting problem, which had already been solved with a fast algorithm. "

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To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form

Examples :

"The teacher reduced the complex philosophical syllogism to a simple "If A, then B" statement so the students could understand the basic logic. "

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To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)

Examples :

"It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."

writing language communication

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To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

Examples :

"The doctor successfully reduced the patient's dislocated shoulder. "

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To reform a line or column from (a square).

Examples :

"The drill sergeant reduced the marching formation from a square to a single line for easier movement through the narrow passage. "

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To strike off the payroll.

Examples :

"Due to budget cuts, the company reduced several employees last month. "

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To annul by legal means.

Examples :

"The judge reduced the speeding ticket to a parking violation because the radar gun was faulty. "

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To translate (a book, document, etc.).

Examples :

"a book reduced into English"

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adjective

Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.

Examples :

"the reduced prices in a summer sale"

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Discounted in price.

Examples :

"the reduced goods at the sale"

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Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.

Examples :

"The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce."